It's a snail eat snail kind of world!
Something very sinister was happening on the shores of Odisha! A snail was caught attacking its own family!
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Six-legged mermaids
Find out how several species of aquatic beetles live together in a single pond.
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Why could different forms (morphs) of males evolve together? The red deer example.
Males of red deer can be with or without antlers. Such males in multiple morphs are found in insects like beetles. We ask "WHY?" "HOW!?"
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Hanuman langur is now four different species!
Taxonomy of Hanuman langurs has puzzled researchers for a very long time. This study resolves the identity crisis of Hanuman langurs!
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Why do male Peninsular rock lizards change colour?!
Male peninsular rock lizards change colour to convey information to other individuals. But why is it important to 'change' colour?!
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Fan throated lizards: why have so many colours!?
Males of fan throated lizards develop beautiful blue, black and orange colours just before the breeding season. We know that these...
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Tweeting in different dialects
What can happen to bird songs if populations of same bird species stop interacting with each other?
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Battle of the beaks: Evidence of natural selection in action
Competition is a strong driving force in nature. We all are, undoubtedly well acquainted with the idea of competition. We have...
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Many Ways to Show-Off
Males communicate using various body movements and by changing body colour within seconds! But why have so many different signals?
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Migration, genes and blackcap birds!
Hybrids of blackcap birds flying in opposite directions take the intermediate direction of migration!
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Our very own Nemo - a sex-changing fish!
Most of us would have seen ‘Finding Nemo’ and absolutely loved it, for all the right reasons. However, if the movie was to be...
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Nest-building, snake eating kings!
Nest building, snake eating King Cobra females save their babies from themselves!!!!
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Why are Asian elephants being born tuskless!?
Did you know that as many as 5-90% elephants of a population in India can be tuskless? Then why do elephants even have tusks? Check out the
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